User talk:Dispenser/Dab solver

General, AltEdit, Checklinks, Dab solver, Dablinks, Dabfix, and Reflinks

I'm available in ##dispenser (webchat) typically between 15:00 and 4:00 UTC

Afraid's DNS is down. Use http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/view/Main_Page in the meantime.

Frequently asked questions

Can you enable the save button? Can "This is a minor edit" and "Watch this page" checkboxes be set to my user preference or watch status?

Because of a MediaWiki security feature, if the save button were enabled without the correct edit token it wouldn't work for logged in users, instead landing you on a preview page with an error message. Being able to look up a user's personal settings for preferences and watchlist is restricted. Since the Toolserver rules (rule 8) specify that tools cannot ask login information such features will not be provided. There is a workaround in Preferences where you can change the default behavior of watching pages and provide an edit token to temporarily enable the save button.

Is the Dab solver tool down?

Yes it is non-functional and its maintainer is inactive. For an all-purpose alternative, consider using AutoWikiBrowser or JavaScript Wiki Browser or WPCleaner.

Archives

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Why do you change cite web?

Why to you change "Cite" templates to "cite" lowercase, e.g. {{Cite web}} to {{cite web}}? This seems pointless and annoying as other bots go around changing it to the correct uppercase first letter? 10mmsocket (talk) 15:08, 5 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

+1. Please fix — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 15:02, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Where's the install button?

Is this a user script, a website? How do I install it? I tried the official website https://dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/view/Dab_solver but it is giving me a domain expired parking page. Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 17:45, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Novem Linguae: You can use the web site at http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/view/Dab_solver

I have the following code in my vector.js file to add a Dab Solver link on the left hand tool bar, so when I'm reading an article I can click a link and have Dab Solver immediately process the article.

// Add Dab Solver launcher in the toolbox on left
$(function () {
 mw.util.addPortletLink(
  "p-tb",
  "http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py?page="+mw.config.get('wgContentLanguage')+":"+encodeURIComponent(mw.config.get('wgPageName')),
  "Dab Solver"
)});

Hope this helps, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 18:01, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dab solver down

Is Dab solver officially down for good? I feel like it's hit or miss whenever I check, but it's been a while since I've had a "hit". If so, we should mark it as deprecated and come up with another plan. Specifically, I can't log in and when I enter a Dab solver search (example), I get a Python error. czar 06:24, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation pages with links/Archive 15#Dabsolver is down czar 07:08, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

See archived discussion. Tl; dr: Yes. Certes (talk) 12:26, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]